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Variances

Variances

Variance Committee meeting - Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 9 a.m.

Meeting details

Meetings are held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Presenters and those associated with a variance request are put into virtual waiting rooms until the committee is ready to hear presentations.

State Aid will monitor and provide access to each variance request presentation and, when the Variance Committee is ready, will give access to the presenter(s) and those who want to attend the variance request presentation(s).

Once a presentation is done and the committee has concluded the actions on a request, the presenters and the attendees will be dismissed from the meeting and, if any additional presentations remain, the next group of presenters will be given access for their presentation.

Those not part of the variance request presentation group(s) who wish to attend any of the variance request presentations can use the Teams meeting link and will be given access by the meeting organizer.

Variance packets

  1. Variance Request 20260625-01, SAP 164-109-025, City of St. Paul, Arlington Avenue between W. Wheelock Parkway and Payne Avenue, is for a
    • Variance from 8820.9936 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
      • The request is to allow a reduced lane width of 10-feet in lieu of the required minimum of 11-feet.
    • Variance from 8820.9941 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS: ON-ROAD BICYCLE FACILITY FOR URBAN; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
      • The request is to allow a reduced lane width of 10-feet in lieu of the required minimum of 11-feet.
  2. Variance Request 20260625-02, SAP 016-606-002, Cook County, CSAH 6 over the Fall River, is for a
    • Variance from 8820.9920 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS; RURAL AND SUBURBAN UNDIVIDED; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
      • The request is to allow a reduced speed on two horizontal curves and one vertical curve in lieu of the required minimum of 40 mph design speed.
  3. Variance Request 20260625-03, SAP 018-597-011, City of Emily in Crow Wing County, Roosevelt Drive Bride project north of Crooked Creek Road, is for a
    • Variance from 8820.9922 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS; NEW BRIDGE, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, OR BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECTS AND APPROACH ROADWAYS ON RURAL OR SUBURBAN UNDIVIDED ROADWAYS THAT ARE NOT ON THE STATE-AID SYSTEM.
      • The request is to allow reduced vertical curve speed of 15 mph in lieu of the required minimum of 30 mph.
  4. Variance Request 20260625-04, SAP 204-113-017, City of Elk River, Main Street (MSAS 113), Lowell Avenue to TH 10, is for a
    • Variance from 8820.9961 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS FOR 45-DEGREE AND 60-DEGREE PULL-IN DIAGONAL PARKING.
      • The request is to allow a reduced separation of 7 feet between the Traffic Lane and Parking Stall in lieu of the required minimum of 14 feet for a 30 mph roadway with 45 degree Angle Parking and ≥ 3000 ADT.

Expenses

Currently, all variance advisory committee meetings are held online, and no travel expenses are anticipated for committee members unless you need to travel to a separate location to participate in the meeting. If you do need to travel to a different work location and as a result have an eligible expense for reimbursement, please contact Scott Smith prior to the meeting at scott.a.smith@state.mn.us.